diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 8a14f1285fc4..193901d09757 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1497,7 +1497,8 @@ struct sock *sk_clone_lock(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority)
 		sock_copy(newsk, sk);
 
 		/* SANITY */
-		get_net(sock_net(newsk));
+		if (likely(newsk->sk_net_refcnt))
+			get_net(sock_net(newsk));
 		sk_node_init(&newsk->sk_node);
 		sock_lock_init(newsk);
 		bh_lock_sock(newsk);